Ravens don't usually kill animals, but instead scavange animals which have already died through other causes.

Species in Image:

Raven

Date:

1973

Area:

Yell

Old Haa Image Reference Number:

btc01978

General details:

Common Name

Raven

Latin Name

Corvus corax

Shetland Name

Corbie

Latin Group Name

Passeriformes

Latin Family Name

Corvidae

Common Family Name

Crows and Jays

Description

Fairly common breeding resident and scarce passage migrant. One of the first records of the corbie is in a 1615 statue requiring landowners to present the heads of pests species. In the 1680s half a merk would be paid for their heads.